Ties that Bind? A Mediation Analysis Exploring Contract Use in Family versus Nonfamily Firms

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1185-1202

  Peake, Whitney O ^a   Watson, Warren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84941189615     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12105     Document Type: Article

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